Adolph luthy



(No Model.)

v A. LUTHY. FASTENING FOR JEWELRY PINS &c'.

No. 494,583. v Patented Apr. 4, 1893.

FIG. 1.

INVENTORI WITNESSES;

TATES FASTENING FOR JEWELRY-PINS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,583, dated April4,1893.

7 Application filed May 25,1892. Serial No. 434,266. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH LUTHY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Jewelry, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastenings for securing jewelry to the wearingapparel of the user, and particularly such jewelry as brooches and pins.Heretofore such jewelry has been constructed with a pin carried by theusual frame or mounting and adapted to penetrate a supporting materialsuch as the wearing apparel of the user. With such constructions greatdanger of accidental loss of jewelry has existed.

My invention aims to provide a fastening for jewelry which will avoidits accidental disengagement and loss and render impossible unauthorizedremoval of the jewelry from the person of the wearer without theknowledge of the latter, and which will at the same time be of simpleconstruction, which will not impair the appearance of the jewelry nor bevisible when worn, and which will not injure the apparel of the wearer.

To this end in carrying out the preferred embodiment of my invention Ipivot to the usual frame or mounting of the jewelry the usual pinadapted to penetrate a supporting material, and I provide at a remotepoint of the mounting a claw extending laterally of the pin adjacentthereto and adapted to penetrate the supporting material in a directiondiflering from that assumed by the pin, and preferably having a catchfor engaging the latter to prevent displacement of the parts when in thefastened position. By this construction the mounting can be swung on itspivotal connection outwardly from the pin to insert the latter, and thencan be turned against the pin until its claw penetrates the fabric andengages the pin, whereupon the jewelry can only be detached bydisengaging the claw and pin by the action of tilting the mountingoutwardly from the latter.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate certain adaptations of myinvention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a brooch con-- structed according to thepreferred form ofmy invention, the wearing apparel being illdicated bythe dotted line, and the parts being shown in the closed position. Fig.2 is a similar view of a simpler mounting showing the parts in the openposition. Fig. 3 is an end view thereof showing the parts in the closedposition. Fig. at is a side elevation of a scarf pin constructedaccording to my invention, showing the parts in the open position infull lines and in the closed position in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is anelevation corresponding to Fig. 1, but showinga modification, and Fig. 6is a similar elevation showing another modification.

Referring to the drawings, Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, I will now describethe preferred adaptation of my invention.

Let A indicate the frame or mounting of a brooch or other article ofjewelry, which may be of any desired construction, B the supporting pintherefor, adapted to penetrate a supporting material, as the wearingapparel of the user, and suitably connected to the frame or mounting Ain any known manner, as for example by the pivotal connection D, and let0 represent the claw, which is mounted to be movable relatively to thepin B, this being accom plishedin the construction shown'in thesefigures by connecting it rigidly to the mounting A. The pinB is shown asa long straight pin, and the claw O as slightly curved and as pointed atits outerend and adapted to enter the fabric, indicated in Fig. 1 by theline m as, at an angle relatively to the direction of penetration of thepin B, or in a direction differing from the said direction, whereby whenit is in engagement with the fabric the withdrawal of the pin Btherefrom is prevented. Preferably the claw C-is constructed with acatch E for locking it to the pin when in the closed position. In thisconstruction this catch E consists of a depression or notch in the sideof the claw O and adapted to receive the side of the pin B. Preferablythe pin and claw are relatively located in such manner that the claw inmoving to the closed position presses against the side of the pin, theparts being slightly distorted by this pressure until the notch E isopposite the pin, whereupon the slight elasticity of the parts causesthe pin to engage the notch. To disengage the parts retoo" quires someslight force, hence their accidental separation is prevented.

F represents any suitable setting carried by the mounting A.

In operation, to attach the pin or other article of jewelry the mountingA is turned outwardly from the pin 13 as far as is necessary to permitthe convenient insertion of thelatter into the supporting material towhich it is to be fastened. WVhen the pin B has penetrated the materialto the desired extent the mounting is turned toward the pin and the clawO penetrates the fabric and moves against the side of the pin until itscatch E engages the latter, whereupon its movement is stopped. Thejewelry is then securely fastened and can only be detached by exerting asufficient outward pull on the mounting A to. overcome the resistance ofthe catch E and; withdraw the claw C from thefabric, after which thejewelry may be moved in direction to withdraw the pin B. In case of any.attempt to disengage the jewelry before thus swinging the mounting Aoutwardly, the claw Owill catch in the fabric and prevent the movementof the jewelry in direction to free the pin 15.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the pin B is pivoted at. topto the mounting A and the claw C is fixed rigidly thereto at or near itsbottom,being disposed sufficiently from the edge thereof to be concealedfrom view, and being curved in direction to swing with the mountingtoward and from the fabric or supporting material and enter and leavethe latter without materiallydistorting or impairing the surfacethereof. In this construction but two apertures in thesurface of thefabric will be made in applying the jewelry, the one for the pin and theother for the claw, and sufficient elasticity exists between the pointwhere the pin and claw cross, throughout the remainder of the pin, themounting A and the pivotal connection D, to give the requisite conditionfor the satisfactory operation of the catch E.

It will be seen that my invention provides a simple and effective safetyfastening for jewelry which is convenient of use, which does not add tothe cost or complexity of the jewelry to any material extent, and whichdoes not impair its appearance or the material to which it is to beattached.

It will be understood that I do notlimit myself to the particulardetails of construction and arrangement shown and described, nor to thepreferred form of my invention hereinbefore set forth, as the inventioncan be availed of in such modified forms as circumstances or thejudgment of those skilled in the art may dictate without departing fromits essential features.

Fig. 5 illustrates one such modification, in which the claw herelettered C is blunt at its end and does not penetrate the supportingmaterial, here indicated by the dotted line lettered y. In this instancethe pin 13 penetrates the material in two places, and the catch E of theclaw engages the pin after the latter has emerged from the material.

Fig. 6 illustrates another modification, in which the pin, here letteredB, is fixed rigidly to the frame or mountingA and the claw, herelettered G, is pivoted to the shank of the pin B at D, beneath themounting A, and extends downwardly in the form of a hook adapted topenetrate the fabric at its lower end and having the catch E forengaging the side of the pin B. In this construction the claw C is shownas provided witha laterally extending projection serving as a handle Gfor engaging and disengaging it from the fabric. This handle may beprovided at any convenient part of the claw.

The outline of the supporting material is here shown: by the dotted line2.

What I claim is,in a fastening for jewelry, the following defined novelfeatures and combinations, substantially ashereinbefore set forth,namely:

1. In a fastening for jewelry, a frame or mounting, and a pin carriedthereby and adapted to penetrate a supporting material, in combinationwith aiclaw carried by one of said parts, movable relatively to said pinand constructed to penetrate the supporting material at an angle tosaidpin forpreventing withdrawal of the latter, and a catch for preventingdisplacement of said claw,.consisting of a notch on said clawconstructed to engage said pin.

2. In a fastening for jewelry,a frame or mounting A, and a pin B pivotedthereto on apivotal connection D at one side thereof and adapted topenetrate a supporting material, said pivotal connection constructed topermit turning said frame in toward and outward from said pin, incombination with a. claw 0 carried by said frame, at the opposite sideto said pivotal connection and substantially in line with said pinextending laterally of said pin, and constructed when said frame isturned in on said pivotal connection D toward said pin to cross thelatter in intimate frictional contact therewith and thereby prevent itswithdrawal from the supporting material, and when said frame is turnedoutward from said pin to rest in front of the latter and permit itswithdrawal, whereby when said pin and claw are crossed their separationis frictionally resisted, and when they are separated said frame can befreely moved on said pivotal connection.

3. In a fastening for jewelry, a frame or mounting, and a pin pivotedthereto and adapted to penetrate a supporting material,

in combination with a claw carried by said frame, extending laterally ofsaid pin, and constructed when said frame is turned toward said pin tocross the latter and thereby prevent its withdrawal from the supportingmaterial, said claw constructed with a catch conmer to engage the notchof the latter when said mounting is turned toward said pin, and saidclaw to be displaced from said pin when said mounting is turned from thelatter.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ADoLPH LUTHY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. FRASER, CHARLES K. FRASER.

